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Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) closed the day trading at $521.52 down -1.87% from the previous closing price of $531.48. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.87 from its previous closing price. On the day, 15.19 million shares were traded. META stock price reached its highest trading level at $537.94 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $517.5.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of META, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 16.90 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 24.44. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.98 and its Current Ratio is at 2.98. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.27 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.26.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Citigroup on April 14, 2025, Reiterated its Buy rating but revised its target price to $655 from $780 previously.
On April 10, 2025, Piper Sandler reiterated its Overweight rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $775 to $610.
The Benchmark Company Upgraded its Hold to Buy on January 30, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $820.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 15 ’25 when Newstead Jennifer bought 921 shares for $531.22 per share.
Olivan Javier bought 608 shares of META for $338,322 on Apr 14 ’25. On Apr 08 ’25, another insider, Newstead Jennifer, who serves as the Chief Legal Officer of the company, sold 921 shares for $543.39 each. As a result, the insider received 500,462 and left with 29,340 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, META now has a Market Capitalization of 1321354395648 and an Enterprise Value of 1293308002304. As of this moment, Meta’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.80, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.40. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.02. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 8.03 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.24. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.862 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.449.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for META is 1.25, which has changed by 0.055345297 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07455289 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, META has reached a high of $740.91, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $414.50. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -16.80%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -9.83%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, META traded about 18.37M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, META traded about 26611770 shares per day. A total of 2.19B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 2.19B. Insiders hold about 13.72% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 67.67% stake in the company. Shares short for META as of 1743379200 were 27191239 with a Short Ratio of 1.48, compared to 1740700800 on 23941117. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 27191239 and a Short% of Float of 1.24.
Dividends & Splits
META’s forward annual dividend rate is 2.02, up from 2.0 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0037630768
